Method and system for controlling access to services
OwnerCarl A. Gunter, David J. Ruggieriinventors
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Abstract
A method and system control access to services. Identity and key information of a delegatee are determined. Permission relating to the services is delegated. The permission is represented using a digital signature. The delegator verifies the identity and key information through physical presence of the delegatee. Alternatively, key information is received from a delegatee over a computer network. A hash of the key information is taken and the hash is verbally confirmed with the delegatee. Permission to access the services is sent by a delegator to the delegatee, wherein the permission is represented using a digital signature. After that, the delegatee is provided access to the services.
Claims21
A method for controlling access to a service comprising the steps of:
- (A) determining identity and key information of a delegatee;
- and
- (B) delegating permission to the delegatee over a personal area network, wherein said permission is represented using a digital signature and wherein said permission relates to the service;
- wherein steps (A) and (B) are performed by a delegator that verifies said identity and key information through physical presence of said delegatee.
A method for controlling access to a service comprising the steps of:
- (A) receiving from a delegatee key information over a computer network;
- (B) taking a hash of said key information;
- (C) verbally confirming said hash of said key information with said delegatee;
- (D) sending, by a delegator to the delegatee, permission to access said service, wherein said permission is represented using a digital signature;
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- (E) after step (D), providing said delegatee access to said service.
A system for controlling access to a service comprising:
- a delegation device for determining identity and key information of a delegatee;
- and delegating permission over a personal area network to the delegatee relating to said service, wherein said permission is represented using a digital signature;
- and wherein the identity and key information is verified through physical presence of said delegatee.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.